Data visualization is more about strategic thinking than about following steadfast rules. Take a simple line graph, for example. How will you label your line graph? With vertical axis labels and light gray grid lines? With labels directly above or on top of the data…
How many decimal places does your graph actually need? 2, 1 or 0 decimal places? Most of my projects are in the social sciences. Social science measurement is not exact. We’re often creating instruments and tools from scratch to gather information. There are no rulers,…
I recently saw this graph at http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/10/21/357629765/when-women-stopped-coding. The topic caught my attention but the labels made me cringe. This graph is challenging to read in color (which turquoise category goes with which line?) and would be impossible to read when printed or photocopied in black…
Back by popular demand! Stephanie Evergreen and I are teaming up to offer another public workshop together. Our hands-on data visualization workshop will be held April 30, 2015 in Chicago.
Save the date! On Thursday, December 11, I’ll be co-leading a data visualization workshop with Stephanie Evergreen in Washington, DC.